James Henderson, who has spent decades visiting the Caribbean, stays in two resorts in the Maldives - Iru Veli and Iru Fushi - and is won over by the archipelago s beguiling desert-island beauty .
Britons are snapping up summer flights which are only a fifth of the average price in 2019 as travel firms report a foreign holidays booking bonanza this week.
Demand has surged after Boris Johnson said there was every chance breaks abroad can go ahead this summer, with the current plan to allow them again from May 17.
Skyscanner, the flight booking website, said some prices were significantly lower than two years ago with many travellers still concerned about travelling overseas.
It found the price of flights to southern Europe was down 82 per cent, with flights to Italy in August at £24 per adult on average compared with £131 this time in 2019.